Raw bacon lettuce tomato sandwich
Romaine lettuce leaves
Tomato slices
A few strips of "dulse" seawood per "sandwich"
Raw mayonnaise (macadamia nuts, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt, cayenne: my details and full recipe here...)
Directions
1. Just combine and serve!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
I bet you never even thought about having a BLT sandwich ("bacon, lettuce and tomato") while still living the raw food lifestyle, did you?
Well, I didn't either. But here it is! A raw friend of mine introduced this concept to me, and I fell in love immediately.
And no, that's not real bacon of course. Nor is it even eggplant bacon (which, in my experience is a !@# to make in the dehydrator and doesn't even taste very good anyway).
Nope, this raw food bacon substitute is...drumroll please...dulse seaweed! No other seaweed other than dulse will do. And get the strips, not little shreds or bits. Dulse stores really well when kept dry.
And what raw BLT sandwich would be complete without raw mayonnaise? Just like any good sandwich, the mayo is a big part of the draw, in my opinion. (Relax, I mean raw vegan mayo of course!)
I can eat 2-3 or even 4 "sandwiches" per meal. Very easy to pull together, especially if you already have a batch of raw vegan mayonnaise in the fridge.
You can store raw mayonnaise in refrigerator for up to a week.
Do not store assembled raw BLT sandwiches in fridge (or at all) because the dulse will get soggy really fast. Always put the dulse on last--right before eating.
So easy and yet... so good! One of my newest addictions lately and I wanted to share it with you.
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Comments
Carrot Flowers
Nov 10, 2011
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Any alternatives to dulse for bacon? I roll dulse up & swallow it bc it is so good for you but I never chew it, I hate the taste soo much. Too "fish food"-y for me.
The Rawtarian
Nov 11, 2011
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Bacon alternative: Some people have had success cutting eggplant into thin bacon-like strips, marinating in something salty (olive oil and nama shoya perhaps) and then dehydrating.
:)
Penelop
Nov 28, 2011
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I had some leftover tahini and half a bag of dulse that someone graciously gave me. I've also been craving tomatoes like mad. So I fortunately recalled seeing this recipe on your site, and decided to assemble lettuce/tomato/dulse + tahini. OMG it is the best thing EVER! I have had it several days straight for lunch. My local health nut store ran out of dulse, to my complete dismay, so I just ordered six bags of it on Amazon. I've been craving it like mad ever since. I had to use nori today, but it just wasn't the same. The dulse really does give it that 'bacon' magic! (though I haven't eaten bacon in over a decade, so how would I know?)
The Rawtarian
Dec 01, 2011
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Lol -- glad you've been enjoying!
I haven't had bacon in probably ten years too -- but I can still remember it!!
AnnaBee
May 05, 2012
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Thank you for replying. As you can see I don't get on my computer very often. I just wanted to let you know that I used Italian Seasoning, which is a premixed combo of Italian herbs and the mac nut mayo turned out delish!! Thank you for editing the recipe!!
By the way, I just made the raw cheesecake. I'll be bringing it to a party tomorrow. I haven't technically tasted it yet, but I was tasting the ingredients as I was putting it together and it was very yummy. I have no doubt that it will be a success tomorrow, along with your raw brownie recipe!!
Thank you for all your simple and delicious recipes!!
AB
The Rawtarian
May 06, 2012
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It's my pleasure AnnaBee. I am glad to have you here.
Keely
May 11, 2012
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I loved this. It was very cool and refreshing and quick lunch when hot from working outside all day in my garden. I used my eggplant bacon in place of the dulse. YUMMMMMMMM!
The Rawtarian
May 12, 2012
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sounds deelish. Re: your eggplant bacon, did you season it with anything before dehydrating?
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